Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem dies at 79: State TV
Veteran Syrian diplomat and the country’s long-time foreign minister, Walid Muallem, has died at the age of 79, Syria’s state TV reports.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates mourns the death of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Walid Muallem," a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
There were no details on the cause of his death, but the 79-year old had for years been in poor health with heart problems.
Al-Muallem worked at the Syrian Foreign Ministry since 1964. He served in Syrian diplomatic missions in Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the UK, was the ambassador to Romania and the US.
The veteran diplomat was first appointed foreign minister in 2006 and also held the post of deputy prime minister.
He was a close ally of President Bashar al-Assad during the country's civil war, which erupted in 2011.
Syria condemns Israel's killing of 36 in 'horrific' strike on Palmyra
Israeli airstrike kills 36 people in Syria’s historic town of Palmyra
Occupied US bases in eastern Syria hit by rocket fire
Pezeshkian to US, Europeans: You are killing women, children
VIDEO | COP29: another climate failure?
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant for war crimes
Israeli strikes kill 88 Palestinians in northern Gaza
American voters plainly rejected complicity in Gaza genocide: Iran FM spox
ICC should issue more arrest warrants for Israeli authorities over Gaza genocide: UN expert
Israel using AI weapons co-produced by India in Gaza genocide: Report
Israel issues new evacuation orders, shortly launches strikes on southern Lebanon
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
